Device for dispensing beverages.



No. 654,879. Patented luly 3l, I900. J. DINEEN.

DEVICE FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,879, dated. truly31, 1966. Application filed February 8,1900. Serial No. 4,444. (No moansTo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN DINEEN, of Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices for DispensingBeverages; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeinghad to the accompanyin g drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a novel device for dispensing beverages, andrefers more specifically to a device for compounding beverages known asliquor floats, wherein two or more liquors of different specificgravities are placed in one glass or receptacle with the different kindsof liquors-arranged in superposed layers, the purpose being to keep theseveral layers separate, so that the colors of the difierent layers willpresent an attractive appearance to the eye. As-an instance of suchbeverage may be mentioned lemonado-claret, in which the claret is pouredover the liquid compound constituting the lemonade, or a pousse-cafjwherein a number of different liquors are placed in the same glass insuperposed layers. l Heretofore it has been the common practice incompounding such beverages to pour the liquors constituting the severallayers into the glass over a fiat article, such as a spoon, whichspreads the liquor in a thin film, so that when it strikes the liquor inthe glass'it will float thereon and be prevented from mixing therewith.One objection to this practice is that it requires a great amount ofskill on the part of the dispenserto compound the beverage and alsorequires considerable time in order to prevent the mixing of thedifferent liquors. A further objectionto said practice is that when theliquor constituting each separate layer is poured from a bottlethere isno means of accurately determining when a given quantity of liquor hasbeen poured from the bot tle, so that the compound as a whole willcontain disproportionate quantities of the various liquors.

7 It is the object of my invention to provide a device by which suchbeverages may be compounded by inexperienced and unskilled persons andin a less time than heretofore re quired for such work, and also toenable the dispenser, if he desires, to accurately determine the amountof each kind of liquor to be included in'the' beverage. To this end Ipro vide a receptacle,.which maybe like an ordinary measuring-receptacleused by dispens ers of beverages and known as jigger, having at itslower end an opening which may or may not be controlled by a valve, andproviding below said opening means for spreading or spraying the liquiddischarged through said opening or otherwise controlling orretarding'its discharges, so as to prevent the liquid from leaving thedevice in a solid jet or stream, the purpose being to prevent the liquidfrom agitating the liquid in the re ceptacle into which it is beingpoured, so that when it strikes said liquid it will float on the topthereof and not mix therewith.

The invention consists in the mattershereinafter set forth, and moreparticularly point ed out in the appended claims.

As shown in the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspeotive view of a deviceembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of theprincipal'parts thereof. Fig. 3 is a section similar toFigL-2, showingthe device inposition to release the fluid from the receptacle. 1 Fig.4is a detail of one form of means for giving relative movement to theparts constituting the closing means. Fig. 5 is a vertical section ofthe receptacle proper removedfrom the device. Fig. 6 is a verticalsection of the outer casing removed from the device. Fig.7 is a detailplan view of the parts shown .in Fig'LA. Fig. 8 is a view of one of thespreader-disks removed. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of amodified form ofthe device. Fig. 10 is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 11 is a sideelevation of another modification. Fig. 12 is a vertical sectionthereof.

As shown in the drawings, A designates, a cup or receptaclecorresponding in general shape to what is usually termed in the trade asa jigger, in which the different liquids of a mixed beverage arepouredpreparatory to compounding the same. Said receptacle is made conical andis provided at-its lower smaller end with a central tubular stem A,

the bore of which is in communication with the interior of thereceptacle. Said stem is provided near its lower end with.a plurality ofradial openings a a,leading outwardly from the bore of said tubularstem. The stem is with the sleeve and stem A and is adapted to bear atits lower margin against the upper surface of the disk B when the sleeveis in its lowermost position. The said sleeve'when in its lowermostposition covers the radial openings a in the stem A, and at this timeprevents the passage of liquid'from the receptacle through said stem.Moreovernvhen said sleeve is in its lowermost position the contact ofthe flange C with the upper face of the disk B serves as secondclosingmeans against the passage of liquid from the device. The saidsleeve is providedat its lower end, at the base of said flange C andopposite to the radial openings at when the sleeve is in its uppermostposition, with an annular concentric chamber 0, and the circumferentialwall of said chamber is inwardly inclined, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and6. The liquid passing from said openings a is directed radially andimpinges against said wall, which serves to deflect the liquid towardthe center of the disk,so thatit will flow uniformly off. the same onall sides.

As a convenient meansfor giving endwise movement to the sleeve to openor close the valve constituted by the sleeve and apertured tubular stem,the said sleeve is connected at its upper end with a conical casing 0which ,fits outside of and surrounds the receptacle,

A. Said casing extends to near the top of the receptacle A and isprovided at its upper edge, at one side thereof, with a notch 0 having acam-shaped bottom, which is'adapted to be engaged bya radial pin Aprojecting outwardly from the receptacle A near the top thereof. Thesaid sleeve 0 andcasing O are made to rotate on the receptacle A andits.

stem and will desirably be made integral. When the pin A engages thehigher edge of the notch 0 as shown in Figs. 2 and 4-, it will hold thesleeve 0 downwardly in position to close the radial openings (land theannular flange 0 thereof in contact with the disk 13, and therebyprevent passage of theliquid from the device; When it is desired topermit the liquid to pass from said receptacle, the casing C will berotated in a direction to bring the lowest part of the notch C inlinewith the pin A when the said casing and sleeve may be raisedupwardly, soas to uncover the openings a and to move the flange C out of contactwith the disk B. At this time the liquid will be free to pass throughSaid sleeve is imperforate and fits the stem out over the disk andesca'peinto the glass into which the lower end of the device is held.When the device is to be closed,

the casing G will be rotated in the reverse direction, and thecam-shaped bottom of the notch C will act to move the casing and sleevedownwardly into position to close the device. The upperedge of thecasing is provided at the entering end of the. cam-notch C with astop-shoulder G which projects outwardly into the path of the radial pinA so as to limit the relative movement of the receptacle and easing, itbeing obviously unnecessary to rotate the casing further, as

the full opening will be produced when the pin engages the extreme upperedge of the notch. The upper edge of the receptacle A is bent outwardlyto form a curved flange A which covers the upper edge of the casing Cand conceals the cam-notch O and pin A The receptacle A is provided onits inner surface with a plurality of graduating-marks a a -to indicateto the dispenser of the beverage when the receptaclecontains a given orselected quantity of liquid. Desirably the outer surface of the casing Cwill be provided with a knurled surface 0 to afford a firm finger-gripon the casing. When saidcasing is to be rotated, the upper edge of thereceptacle will be grasped in one hand and the casing in the other handat the knurled surface c.' The disk B is made detachable from the stem,so that it may be removed and another of adliferent size (shown in Fig.S) substituted to be used with glasses of different sizes.

The operation of the device is as follows: Thedevice is first closed inthe manner above stated and the desired quantity of the'liquorconstituting one of the layers to be included in the beverage is pouredinto-the receptacle A1,, The lower end of the receptacle containing thevdisk B is then lowered into the receptacle just above the layer ofliquid already contained in the glass or receptacle and the casing isrotated with respect to the receptacle A to open thevalve at the lowerend of the device. When the valve is opened, the liquid passes from theopenings a'into contact with the inclined circumferential Wall of therecess 0, and from thence is distributed uniformly upon the disk Btoward the center thereof. Said liquid flows off the diskB in alldirections and in the form of a thin film, in which state it passes ontothe upper layers of liquid in the glass and floats'thereon.

With this device a person entirely unskilled in the art of mixingliquors may produce what is known as a float beverage, and in much lesstime than has 'heretofore'been required by skilled persons in accordancewith the prior practice. Moreover, as before stated, the receptacle Abeing graduated, the dispenser 'of the beverage may determineaccuratelythe quantity of each kind of liquor which is to be included in thebeverage, and

not only properly proportion the quantities the stem A.

but produce a considerable saving by reason of being able to exactlydetermine the amount of each liquorbeingincluded in the beverage.

In Figs. 9 and 10 the casing O terminates near the bottom of thereceptacle A and is provided on its upper edge with a notch Ccorresponding to the notch C of Fig. 4, which cooperates with a radialpin A projecting from the lower end of the receptacle A. The flange A isin this construction omitted. The receptacle is provided near its upperend with an annular knurled surface a to afiord a finger-grip thereon,and the sleeve C is provided at its upper end with a knurled head 0which is grasped by the finger when the sleeve is to be rotated todischarge the liquid from the device. The notch C is provided witha stopwhich limits rotation of the sleeve on The remaining parts of the deviceare similar to like parts of the construction previously described, andthe operation of the device is in all essential respects the same as theoperation of the construction previously described.

In Figs. 11 and 12 relative movement of the stem A and sleeve 0 isprovided by screwthreaded connections between said parts. In saidfigures said stem is provided near its upper end externally thereof witha screwthreaded section 0. which engages internal screw-threads in thesleeve, so that when the sleeve is rotated the sleeve is caused to moveendwise with respect to the stem. The upper end of the sleeve iscontinued above the level of the bottom of the receptacle to form aflange C, which incloscs a recess 0 into which the lower end of thereceptacle fits. The bottom of said recess constitutes a shoulder 0which limits the upward movement of the sleeve on the stem when saidsleeve has been moved upwardly to discharge liquid from the receptacle.The screw-threads on the sleeve and stem may, however, be made of suchlength as to limit the movement of said parts at the proper time andconstitute a stop for this purpose. The flange O is knurled, and thereceptacle Ais provided with an annular knurled surface a to facilitaterotation of the parts.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the closure for the opening inthe bottom of the receptacle A may be variously made. Moreover, in caseit is not desired to measure the different liquors which go to make up acompound beverage the valve or closure may be omitted. In this event thedevice may be held with the lower end in the receptacle in which thebeverage is being compounded and the liquor poured therein from abottle, and.

the operation of the device in other respects will be the same as thatabove described. I do not wish, furthermore, to be limited, except ashereinafter made the subject of specific claims, to the particularconstruct-ion herein shown for spreading or retarding the flow of theliquor as it is discharged from the device, but wish to have includedwithin the' scope of. the invention any means for produc-:

ing this result, whereby the liquor as it is dis- 7 charged from thereceptacle upon a subjacent layer of liquor will not become mixed withsuch subjacent layer, but will float thereon.

I claim as my invention-- 1. A device for the purpose set forth,comprising a receptacle provided in its lower end with. an opening, andmeans associated with said opening for discharging the fluid therefromin a thin film.

2. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a receptacle providedin its lower end with a valved opening, and means for dis charging thefluid therefrom in a thin film.

3. Adevice for the purpose set forth, comprising a receptacle providedin its lower end with avalved opening, and a horizontal plateimmediately below said opening.

4. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a receptacle providedin its bottom with a valved opening, means located under said openingfor discharging the liquid fromthe device in a film, and horizontalgraduating-marks on the inner surface of said receptacle.

5. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a receptacle, atubular stem connected with the lower end thereof, a spreader-platesleeve surrounding and fitting closely on the stem.

7. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a receptacle, atubular stem connected with the lower end thereof, said stem beingprovided nearits lower end with one or more radial openings, aspreader-plate on the stem below the openings, an endwisemovable sleevesurrounding and fitting closely on the stem, and means for givingendwise movement to said sleeve.

8. A device for the purpose set forth, com

prising a receptacle, a tubular stem at the lower end thereofwhich isprovided near its lower end with one or more radial openings, a sleevesurrounding said stem and fitting closely thereto, and movable endwisethere= on, a spreader-plate on the stem below said sleeve, and anannular flange on the lower end of the sleeve'adapted for engagementwith said plate.

9. A device for the purpose set forth, com prising a receptacle, atubular stem at the lower end thereof, provided near its lower end withone or more radial openings, a spreader-plate attached to the lower endof said stem, a sleeve surrounding the stem and having rotative andendwise movement there on, and which normally covers said radial 1openings in the stem, means for giving endwise movement to said sleeveto .open and close said radial openings, and a stop forlimiti'ng therotation of the" sleeve.

10. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a receptacle providedat its lower end with a valved opening, a spreader-plate concentric withsaid opening, and detachably connected with said receptacle below saidopening.

11. A device for the purpose set'forth, comprising a receptacle providedat its lower end with a tubular stein, said stem being provided near itslower end with one or more radial openings, a sleeve surrounding saidtubular stem,

and adapted to cover said radial openings,

' means for giving longitudinal movement to said sleeve to open or closethe openings, and a spreader-plate concentric with said stem anddetachably connected therewith.

' 12. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a receptacle, atubular stem at the lower end thereof provided near its lower end withone or more radial openings, a spreader plate connected with the lowerend of said stem and concentric therewith,a sleeve surrounding said stemand adapted to cover said radial openings, a casing connected with saidsleeve and'surrounding said receptacle, and means for giving relativeendwise movement to said casing and sleeve. v

13. A device for the purposeset forth, comprising a receptacle, atubular stem on the lower end thereof provided near its lower end withone or more radial openings, a spreaderplate connected with the lowerend of said stem and concentric therewith, a sleeve surrounding saidstem and adapted to cover said radial openings, a casing connectedwithsaid sleeve and surrounding said receptacle, and a radial pin on theupper end of said receptacle adapted to engage a cam-notch in the upperedge of the casing.

let. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a receptacle, atubular stern on the lower end thereof provided near its lower end withone or more radial openings, at spreader plate connected with the lowerend of said stem and concentric therewith, a sleeve surrounding saidstem and adapted to cover said radial openings, a casing connected withsaid sleeve and surrounding said receptacle, a radial pin on the upperend of said receptacle adapted to engage a cam-notch in the upperedge ofthe casing, and a stop for li1niting the rotation of the casing andsleeve.

15. Adevice for the purpose set forth comprising a receptacle providedat its lower end with an opening and means for breaking the jet orstream discharged through said opening so that when the liquid strikes asubja- Gent layer of liquid it will float thereon.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aflix mysignature, in presence of two witnesses, this 2d day of February, A. D.1900.

- JOHN DINEEN.

Witnesses:

TAYLOR E. BRoWN, FRANK DINEEN.

